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VISIBLE ENERGY UFO

VISIBLE ENERGY UFO. “A smart grid solution to manage home energy consumption” Victor Velez EEL6788 Feb 15 2010. OVERVIEW. Background What is VISIBLE ENERGY UFO? Load Management Stand-by Energy mode Components of VISIBLE ENERGY UFO Goals of VISIBLE ENERGY UFO How does it work? Demo

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VISIBLE ENERGY UFO

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  1. VISIBLE ENERGY UFO “A smart grid solution to manage home energy consumption” Victor Velez EEL6788 Feb 15 2010

  2. OVERVIEW • Background • What is VISIBLE ENERGY UFO? • Load Management • Stand-by Energy mode • Components of VISIBLE ENERGY UFO • Goals of VISIBLE ENERGY UFO • How does it work? • Demo • Future Development • Video • Question • Resources

  3. Background • The current lower grid is reaching its limitations. The world will need by 2050 the double of energy we are consuming now and smart-grid technology will be needed to increase efficiency, reliability, and security, as well as to reduce the environmental impact of supplying the electrical power needs of modern society in an era of rising costs.

  4. What is Visible Energy UFO? Smart home energy management system that allows consumers to take control of their energy consumption. • By helping customers to use less energy during peak times, and encouraging them to participate in demand-response programs , which are called Load Management • By offering ways to remotely turn appliances on and off and stop them from draining power on standby mode (consumption: from 7% - 40% of household electricity) • Computers, - Game Consoles - cell-phone chargers • DVD/VCR players, - DVRs - Microwaves

  5. load management What is it? • Load management is a way of deferring some electricity use (load) from peak-demand periods to a time when there is less demand for electric energy. Electric water-heaters, central air-conditioners, electric heat pumps and dual-fuel furnaces are appliances whose load can be managed with very little, if any, customer inconvenience. Most customers won't even know when this load is being managed. • Average on Power interruption on central AC is every 30 minutes for 7.5 minutes • Ratepayers get discounts for helping utilities prevent outages. (Progress Energy ≈ USD$ 12.00 per house: AC, Pump, Water heater) • It will reduce peak demand and save money every month. • The demand for electricity varies every hour of the day and every day of the year.

  6. Standby mode energy losses

  7. Components and Technical Specifications iPhone or iPod Gateway Smart Powerstrips American: 4 Outlets : 110-120 volts each Frequency : 60 Hz EU: 4 Outlets : 250 volts each Frequency : 50 Hz Application : 0.5 Mb iPhone OS 2.2 or later

  8. Goals of Visible Energy UFO • To monitor and show homes energy consumption in real time or in the last day(s), week(s) or up to 2 months. • kW • USD $ • To control and schedule ON/OFF of connected appliances remotely to smart powerstrips.

  9. Gateway Energy Management System Powerstrips Home Area Network Local Area Network HAN EMS LAN HOW DOES IT WORK? It holds relevant energy consumption and management data to be used by the user.Powerstrips can connect, through the EMS, using a broadband connection to the back-end network. It uses a technology of radio-controlled switches. The electricity used by each of its four electrical outlets is measured and logged during usage. Internet Energy Management System TV Internet Powerstrip Computer Powerstrip Powerstrip HAN HAN Warm Air Furnace iPhone iPhone Appliances Water Heater A/C unit

  10. How powerstrips kill standby energy Load Power source Power supply A Cell phone Charger Cell phone Load Power supply Power source Secondary load Main load B Plasma TV, VCR Load Power source Power supply Cell phone Charger Cell phone C

  11. DEMO

  12. What is coming soon? • Smart circuit breaker

  13. Adv/Desadvantages Advantage • It is easy to install and operate • It is open to the final user and is an alternative to be used by the utility-route. Disadvantages • Software application and hardware interface are not open to third-party developers. • Smart Grids are expected to take longer term to spur the kind of transformation that the internet has already brought to the way we live, work, play and learn. • Powerstrips and other elements are expensive.

  14. Other iPhone Apps to manage energy consumption Tendril Vantage Mobil – Available in 2010 - Text-messages updates - More graphs - Carbon emissions – user’s energy use Control4’s My house UI Agilwaves Greenbox Green Energy Options

  15. VIDEO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1_CQGJ1Jdo&feature=player_embedded

  16. Resources • Standby Power and How to Limit it: • http://www.iea.org/textbase/nppdf/free/2000/blipinthenight01.pdf • Visible Energy: Fighting Vampires With UFOs • http://earth2tech.com/2009/04/04/visible-energy-fighting-vampires-with-ufos/ • The best future power mix still includes fossil fuels • http://green.venturebeat.com/2010/01/12/sdforum-the-best-future-power-mix-still-includes-fossil-fuels/ • Visible Energy Inc. • http://www.visiblenergy.com/products/homedevice/ufo.html

  17. Questions?

  18. THAN YOU

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